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‘Three clicks more than we want ’: GPs refuse to make Pharmacy First referrals

 
• By Kate Bowie

One pharmacy missed out on 10 consultation referrals in one day after GPs failed to formally refer patients to the Pharmacy First service, C+D has learned.  

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“If they're not formally referred and [don't] fall under a clinical pathway…you're not getting paid for that time”
Kate Bowie

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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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